Growth and Yield Response of Rice Bean (Vigna umbellata) to Different Seeding Rates and Planting Patterns

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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2001 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 460-461
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2001.460.461

**Growth and Yield Response of Rice Bean (Vigna umbellata) to Different Seeding Rates and Planting Patterns**

Asghar Ali, Asif Tanveer, M. Adil Choudhry, Rashid Sohail and M. M. Akram

Abstract: Studies to evaluate the effect of different planting patterns and seed densities on the growth and yield performance of rice bean were conducted during 1997-98. The planting patterns were 60 cm apart single rows, 90 cm apart double row strips (30/90), 60 cm apart ridge sowing and 90 cm apart bed sowing with seeding densities of 20, 25 and 30 kg ha ^-1. The results revealed that different growth and yield parameters were significantly influenced by different planting patterns and seed rates. The treatment combination of S₂P₃ (25 kg ha ^-1 seed under 60 cm ridge sowing) produced the highest grain yield of 1191.0 kg ha ^-1 and differed significantly from rest of all the treatment combinations.

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Asghar Ali, Asif Tanveer, M. Adil Choudhry, Rashid Sohail and M. M. Akram, 2001. Growth and Yield Response of Rice Bean (Vigna umbellata) to Different Seeding Rates and Planting Patterns. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 4: 460-461.

Keywords: Ricebean, growth and yield characters, seeding rate and plant protection

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